Board
Board of Directors
The AIFC is honored to be governed by the following individuals, a Board of Directors who reflect and promote the core values of our mission.
Board Chair:
Barbara Hall, Seated 2021, Tribal Affiliation: SE Indigenous Ancestry and Choctaw and Cherokee Freedmen descendant
Vice Chair:
Alicia Garcia, Seated in 2023, Tribal Affiliation: Taos Pueblo
Treasurer:
Darren Goetz, Seated in 2020, Tribal Affiliation: Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Secretary:
Nichlas Emmons, Seated in 2020, Tribal Affiliation: Shawnee descendant
Directors:
Robert Blake, Seated 2019, Tribal Affiliation: Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
Paul Red Elk, Seated in 2023, Tribal Affiliation: Rosebud Sioux
Kirsten Buscher, Seated in 2023
Nick Butler, Seated in 2024, Tribal Affiliation: Turtle Mountain descendant
Barb Drew, Seated in 2024, Tribal Affiliation: White Earth Nation